General Laborer - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Shift

J&J Snack Foods•Pennsauken Township, NJ

12h•$19 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.

Requirements

Must be capable of using digital scale to weigh product
Must be capable of understanding units of measure to measure the length of the product.
Must be capable of standing on your feet for periods of 8 hours. Per shift, with exceptions of breaks or lunches, and maintain an acceptable pace of operations.
Must be capable of withstanding temperature ranges of 55 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Must be capable of counting to 130 and demonstrate basic math skills.
Must be capable of climbing a ladder to an elevated platform of 10 feet to physically un-jam cartons.
Must be capable of climbing over conveyors via the bridges provided to physically un-jam product at the counters or at bends of the conveyors.
Must be capable of carrying raw material (boxes, tape, and bags) into the packing room in order to be utilized by assigned employees. Note: a full box of bags weighing approx. 50lbs and 2 to 3 boxes of bags are used per shift. An empty flat box weighs 1lb and 800 to 1500 are used by an employee per shift.
Must be capable of lifting, by hand, a 25lb box of pretzels from one conveyor to another. Note: over the course of the shift approx. 1500 such boxes will have to be moved by any one employee.
Must be capable of inserting a plastic bag into a carton, opening the bag and draping it over the sides. Must then be capable of lifting empty box/bag combination to a height of 4 feet and placing it on a skate wheel conveyor.
Must be capable of reaching over one conveyor (approx. 2 feet) and lifting full box of pretzels toward yourself in order to physically apply a twist tie to the bag and place it on another conveyor.
Must be capable of interfacing with managers and other employees and communicate and understand effectively.
Must be capable of using mechanical taping equipment after being instructed.
Must be capable of using hand taping equipment as provided.
Must be capable, in the event of mechanical breakdown, of carrying full boxes of product to the hallway (approx. 20 feet away and palletizing by hand to a height of 6 feet.
Must be capable of lifting a 12lb box to a height of 7 feet while working in the hand-pack area of the packing room. This operation uses 200 to 1500 cases depending upon the type of product running.
Must be capable of inserting by hand, pretzels into a hand-pack carton and doing so efficiently and smoothly throughout the course of the shift.
Must be capable of working wearing rubber gloves provided by the company. (this is a GMP requirement)
Must be capable of working while wearing company provided GMP acceptable hairnets.
Must be capable of reading instructions for labeling to ensure the box is labeled properly.
Must use the correct dough knife and a clean-cut resistant glove.
Must be trained in Critical Control Points to perform post bake, and packaging testing.
Employee responsible for Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Defense and SQF Programs.
Must be a self-starter and be able to accomplish a versatile and evolving workload.
Excellent in all forms of communication.
Self-motivated, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt well to change.
Job Knowledge
Customer Orientated
Teamwork
Interpersonal Skills / Communication

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred but no required

Responsibilities

Packaging pretzels into the proper bags or boxes, make sure the bag or box is coded correctly and ensure the packaged material is acceptable to our customers.
Hand Tying and Hand Slicing product (pretzels) to meet customers’ expectations, quality expectations and effectively keep the line in motion to limit downtime.
Weighing raw and packaging products maintaining product integrity to product specifications
Measuring raw and finished product maintaining product integrity to product specifications
Equipment adjustments when product is out of specifications
Hand scoring and Tying Pretzels
Hand loading pretzels to pans
Hand loading boards of product onto carts
Moving racks of pretzels to and from the proofers and retarders
Putting raw pretzel trays on the tray unloaders
Scoring top of pretzels
Inspecting pretzels throughout the entire process and removing cripples/defects
Maintaining your area in a sanitary condition.
Carrying raw material (boxes, tape, and bags) into the packing room in order to be utilized by assigned employees.
Lifting, by hand, a 25lb box of pretzels from one conveyor to another.
Inserting a plastic bag into a carton, opening the bag and draping it over the sides. Lifting empty box/bag combination to a height of 4 feet and placing it on a skate wheel conveyor.
Reaching over one conveyor (approx. 2 feet) and lifting full box of pretzels toward yourself in order to physically apply a twist tie to the bag and place it on another conveyor.
Interfacing with managers and other employees and communicate and understand effectively.
Using mechanical taping equipment after being instructed.
Using hand taping equipment as provided.
In the event of mechanical breakdown, carrying full boxes of product to the hallway (approx. 20 feet away and palletizing by hand to a height of 6 feet.
Lifting a 12lb box to a height of 7 feet while working in the hand-pack area of the packing room.
Inserting by hand, pretzels into a hand-pack carton and doing so efficiently and smoothly throughout the course of the shift.
Working wearing rubber gloves provided by the company. (this is a GMP requirement)
Working while wearing company provided GMP acceptable hairnets.
Reading instructions for labeling to ensure the box is labeled properly.
Keeping the area clean during Gaps and Downtime.
Housekeeping must be conducted with the employees that relieve the line first hour of the shift start and the last 30 minutes prior to end of the shift.
Cutting and loading machine with a chunk of dough up to 50 lbs.
Using the correct dough knife and a clean-cut resistant glove.
Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
All employees in this area are responsible for doing each of these jobs and are rotated at a maximum weekly.
Responsible for following (and/or implementing/supporting/maintaing) Good Manufacuring Practices, Food Defense, Food Safety and SQF programs.